Cord Chemical Company was a UK-based chemicals brand whose visual identity was created in 1968 by designer Raymond E. Meylan. The mark is documented as a semi-circle outline design, reflecting the functional, geometric approach common to mid-century industrial branding.
Design and History
The Cord Chemical Company logo was designed by Raymond E. Meylan in 1968. The symbol is described as a semi-circle outline shape, a simple geometric form consistent with the era’s move toward clean, functional corporate identity design. The company itself was a chemicals brand from the United Kingdom.[1]
While the logo dates to 1968, the UK company registered as Cord Chemical Company Limited was incorporated on 2 December 1986, with its registered office in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The company was dissolved on 11 August 2015.[2] The gap between the logo’s creation and the company’s incorporation suggests the mark may have been designed for an earlier entity or predecessor brand, though no documentation confirming this connection has been located.
Meaning and Symbolism
The semi-circle outline form is the only documented visual feature of the mark.
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